MCAA 2017: REFLECTING ON SUCCESS
This year’s annual MCAA Convention for the Mechanical Contractors Association of America was a huge hit. ...
Read moreRecap on Chicago Safety & Sustainability Conference
The Electrical Association presented the 2017 Chicago Safety & Sustainability Conference on January 19, 2017 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. This conference is a table top tradeshow that allows manufacturers to show their latest products and services to over 600 industry professionals. The event...
Read more5 Essential Elements for Exhibiting at Any Trade Show
During a time when things have quickly become digitally driven, many companies have turned to a digital approach to sales and marketing. And while digital assets such as your website, blog and email marketing have the ability to generate leads and close those leads into customers, there’s something to be said about sticking with more “tradit...
Read moreFENCETECH 2015 Demonstrates Growth within the Fence Industry
Just a couple weeks ago, Wheatland Tube sales, marketing and manufacturing associates participated in FENCETECH 2015 at the Orlando Convention Center. The fence industries premier event, this week long program consisted of seminars, meetings and a trade show. Att...
Read moreWheatland Tube’s 2014 NECA Recap
Wheatland Tube was one of the several hundred companies to display their latest products at this years' event. With a manufacturing facility and corporate headquarters in Chicago, we proudly displayed our U.S. produced steel conduit, EMT and electrical nipple, elbow and coupling lines at the 2014 NECA Trade Show that took place right here in Chi...
Read moreMayor Rahm Emanuel Speaks at Wheatland Tube
We recently celebrated our two year anniversary in Chicago with a guided tour, luncheon and visit from Mayor Rahm Emanuel at the South Side Wheatland Tube manufacturing facility. Mayor Emanuel gave a speech highlighting Wheatland Tube's contribution to local economic growth, after remarks from JMC's CEO, Barry Zekelman, who spoke to the company'...
Read moreNAED Recap Part 2: NAED Encourages Industry to Recruit New Talent
After attending what I believe is my 21st consecutive NAED Annual Meeting, I noticed much has changed over the years. For example, the consolidation of both distributors and manufacturers has made this conference a constantly changing landscape. But one very specific (po...
Read moreNAED Recap Part 1: Harvesting Our Customers’ Intelligence
Every year, top leaders in the industry gather at the National Association of Electrical Distributors National Meeting examine important trends and analysis of the electrical distribution channel issues. Part 1 of this 2-part series will summarize the NAED national meeting and forec...
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